World No. 1 men’s tennis player Jannik Sinner twice tested positive for a banned substance in March, but he has avoided a suspension.The International Tennis Integrity Agency on Tuesday announced that Sinner has not been punished despite his positive tests for low levels of clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid. Sinner was provisionally suspended due to the positive tests but was allowed to continue competing while he appealed to the agency.The agency decided not to penalize Sinner because they believe the low levels of the steroid entered the tennis player’s system unintentionally via massages provided by Sinner’s physiotherapist. The agency heard…
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Membership of the court, which prosecutes crimes against humanity, also advances Ukraine’s EU aspirations.Ukraine’s parliament has voted to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), with politicians billing the move as a means of enabling the country to “punish” suspected Russian war criminals. Parliament voted on Wednesday to ratify the Rome Statute, which paves the way for full membership of the ICC, with 281 in favour of the measure, according to lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak, posting on Telegram. One politician in the 450-member body voted against ratification, The Kyiv Independent reported. The ICC prosecutes grave offences like genocide and crimes against humanity,…
Mississippi murder suspect barricaded in Chicago restaurant A man suspected of murder in Mississippi barricaded himself in a restaurant on Chicago’s West Side Tuesday afternoon. SWAT surrounded the Seafood Junction Fresh Market on the Near West Side overnight. CHICAGO – A murder suspect who escaped from a Mississippi courthouse was arrested at a restaurant on Chicago’s Near West Side, blocks from the Democratic National Convention, after an hours-long standoff with police. The U.S. Marshals Service said Joshua Zimmerman was taken into custody Wednesday morning after being holed up inside the Seafood Junction on Madison and Western, located about a half-mile…
As diplomacy ramps up, so too must humanitarian innovation. News that the Biden administration is spearheading a fresh initiative to end the conflict in Sudan is a rare positive development in a story that just keeps getting worse. The war in Sudan is as senseless as it is destructive. The same armed actors that preempted a complete civilian overthrow of the dictatorial government in 2019—the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—eventually turned on each other in 2023, robbing the country of the promise of the revolution, committing horrific atrocities, and destroying the very country they claim to wish to…
Xenx, a dynamic and culturally-driven clothing brand, is thrilled to announce its upcoming pop-up event, set to take place on August 25th, 2024, in the heart of Lagos. This event is poised to be a unique fusion of fashion, culture, and community, inviting all to experience the brand’s innovative approach to clothing and cultural preservation.Xenx is not just another clothing brand. It’s a movement dedicated to supporting and preserving the rich culture and traditions of our people. At Xenx, we believe in branding, objectifying, and projecting our culture onto the global stage, ensuring it remains vibrant and respected. Our designs…
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Star quarterback Lamar Jackson won his second Most Valuable Player Award winner in February but continues to face questions regarding his ability to guide his Baltimore Ravens where they want to go coming off their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in this year’s AFC Championship Game. Jackson delivered quite a message to critics during a recent conversation with Adam Schein of SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio, as shared by Andrew Battifarano of the New York Post.”I’m motivating myself because I know what I want to do at the end of the day,” Jackson told Schein. “Those guys have their time. I really don’t…
Tomiko Itooka went mountain climbing into her 70s, scaling Japan’s 3,067-metre Mount Ontake – in sneakers.A Japanese woman aged 116 is set to be named the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records. The United States-based Gerontology Research Group announced on Wednesday that former mountaineer Tomiko Itooka, born on May 23, 1908, would assume the title. Itooka was next in line to hold the record after Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera died on Tuesday, aged 117, in a nursing home in Catalonia, according to her family. The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Tomiko Itooka of Ashiya,…
Authorities are looking for a woman seen on camera hopping a fence and taunting a tiger at a New Jersey zoo to the point where she nearly got herself bit sticking her hand through the wire enclosure, officials say. According to police in Cumberland County’s Bridgeton, the woman was visiting The Cohanzick Zoo, which was established in 1934 and bills itself as the Garden State’s first zoo, when she began enticing the tiger. Video shows her leaning over, inches from the beast, one hand holding the enclosure — fingers poking through — as the tiger passes madly on the other…
Partner content: Africa’s Business Heroes Following a rigorous evaluation process, the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition has announced its 2024 Top 20 Finalists. ABH is a philanthropic programme dedicated to honoring and elevating African entrepreneurs who are driving positive change across the continent. This announcement of 20 Finalists is a significant milestone in the 2024 ABH journey, which began with ~20,000 hopefuls from across Africa. These Top 20 Finalists, chosen by an expert panel of judges from around the world, have demonstrated exceptional innovation, impact, and potential to scale their businesses. The 2024 ABH Top 20 come from 11 countries…